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Start of censorship in Singapore
Shortly after PAP takeover, pinball machines and jukeboxes are banned in the crackdown on "yellow culture", the decadent culture of Western imperialists. -
Equator Art Society
The Equator Art Society opens an exhibition of paintings portraying Americans as morally degraded figures; this is interpreted as being a socialist protest against Singapore's endorsement of America in the Vietnam War. TEhe exhibition is closed within a day of opening and the President of the Society is detained and the Society is forced to dissolve in 1974. -
Newspaper and Printing Presses Act
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FIlms Act of 1981
Films for commercial release are presented to the Media Development Authority (MDA) which classifies the films under six different ratings for different groups of audiences: G (general)
PG (parental guidance)
PG13 (parental guidance 13)
NC16 (no children below 16)
M18 (mature 18)
R21 (restricted 21)
NAR (not allowed for all ratings) -
Computer Misuse Act (CMA)
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Undesirable Publications Act
The Undesirable Publications Act (UPA) restricts the importation, sale and circulation of publications that are felt to be in conflict with public interest. Accordingly, a publication can be felt to be obscene or objectionable. -
Video Games Classification System
General (Suitable for all ages)
Examples: Mario Party 10, The Lego Movie Videogame and Angry Birds Age Advisory (Suitable for persons 16 and above)
Examples: Mass Effect 2, Assassin's Creed II, Resident Evil 5, Left 4 Dead and Hitman: Blood Money M18 (Mature 18)
Examples: Kingpin: Life of Crime, Yakuza 3, Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2, Grand Theft Auto III and Manhunt 2 -
Websites infringing copyright
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Remote Gambling Act
On 7 October 2014, the government passed the "Remote Gambling Act". Under the new law it is an offence, punishable by jail terms and fines, for people to place bets on overseas gambling websites from Singapore. Advertisements for gambling websites are also outlawed. The law took effect on 1 February 2015 when several hundred remote gambling websites were blocked.